Intel processor fan (push pins/ clips broken)

[muhammad15]

I m having socket 775 motherboard(gigabyte g31m-es2l) with a core 2 duo...
I had broken my 2 push pins.. I want to replace that pins with my old processor fan which is same......
I want a video tutorial how to change that broken clips.... (white and black push pins)
i m new to this forum.... Plz help....

 

[NTMBK]

Welcome to the forum Muhammad!

Bear in mind, trying to swap over the push pins from your old fan may break that one as well. Can you not use the old fan instead of the new broken one? What processor did the old fan cool, and what processor does the new one cool? You should be okay as long as the old processor produced the same amount of heat. (This is sometimes referred to as Thermal Dissipation Power, or TDP.) If you look up the processor on Intel ARK, this will tell you what its TDP is- for example, this Pentium D was a 95W part: http://ark.intel.com/products/27516/Intel-Pentium-D-Processor-920-4M-Cache-2_80-GHz-800-MHz-FSB So the fan from that processor would be good enough for any part which was 95W or less.

 

[muhammad15]

my old fan is not spinning..... and new 1 having broken push pins.....
my processor is intel core 2 duo.... now my pc is running..... but i cant play games... as cpu is heating very much.... i google how to replace push pins.. but i didnt get the video on youtube also..... can u provide me the video... thanks.

 

[Burpo]

Welcome to the forum.. You kind of posted this in the wrong area. Computer Help or General hardware would have been best. That being said, the below video shows proper installation & removal of the heatsink/fan, but there are no videos of changing the push locks. Each is a 2 piece affair that consists of the white lock, and corresponding black push pin actuator. Each black piece is attached to it's white lock with a catch on each side of the assembly. Releasing the catch on both sides with a tiny screwdriver or pin will facilitate dis assembly of the pair and subsequent replacement of individual pieces.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyKPsS8GX3I

You can see the black catches on the white locks in this video a little better. They have to be sprung open to dis assemble & change out your pushpin assemblies. You need good eyes, a steady hand and patience.. Good Luck!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PyU00K1sKw

 

[muhammad15]

burpo sorry for posting it in wrong area... and the video was nice....... now i know how to install processor fan.....
i tried lot to replace the push pins but i cant get it..
can any 1 upload a video for me.... plzzzzzz

 

[Replay]

(1) pin swap. Find a small tool, like a dentist's pick or scraper. Turn the black clip to the locked position, but up. Do not press down and lock it. Pull on it gently (Pinch at the base, just above the metal, using your thumb and forefinger). Look between the aluminum fins and the black clip assembly. Use a small tool to carefully lift the finger of black plastic away from the white nylon body. That's it, should come apart now, if not the black clip on the other side may need to be lifted up slightly with a fingernail.

(2) Or swap fans. Spread the two plastic clips one by one and remove the current fan assembly. Not going to try this myself, might break something.
(3) or zip ties through the mobo hole and the heatsink bracket.
(4) or get another heatsink assembly.

 

[muhammad15]

if any 1 have video tutorial then plz post it... thnx

 

[LTC8K6]

You still haven't installed a new stock Intel cooler?

Just get a new cooler and install it.

Doesn't make sense to try to fix it.

95 watt Socket 775 push pin coolers should be low cost and readily available.

 

[muhammad15]

i changed my cpu fan bro.... my friend using i3 2nd gen and he got his fan broken... same problem..... dat's y i reply to this thread...... breaking intel fan pins are so common

 

[LTC8K6]

Too cheap to repair, imo. Best to just replace.

I've built a lot of systems, and Intel's push pin system is my favorite CPU heat sink mount for stock setups.

I once bent one of the white tabs out, but I bent it back again, and it worked fine.

I've never broken an Intel stock push pin.

I have broken an aftermarket one. Coolermaster, I think it was.

 

[MrTeal]

A stock 775 cooler is a junkyard part at this point. Find someone recycling an old Pentium 4 system and grab it out of there, or just buy a whole new cooler. Alternately, just buy a new cooler. You can get them for $10 shipped.

If you really want to do this though, why not just move the fan from the one with the broken push pins to the one with the dead fan?

 

[muhammad15]

Too cheap to repair, imo. Best to just replace.

I've built a lot of systems, and Intel's push pin system is my favorite CPU heat sink mount for stock setups.

I once bent one of the white tabs out, but I bent it back again, and it worked fine.

I've never broken an Intel stock push pin.

I have broken an aftermarket one. Coolermaster, I think it was.

how to replace dat push pins..... i don't know how remove push pins from the other cooler which is dead..... if u know how to remove dat. den make a video plz

 

[LTC8K6]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=31640623&postcount=7

 

[Sheep221]

Don't repair it, either get a heatsink from other scrapped LGA 775 system, or just buy some cheap aftermarket. Intel stock heatsinks are so cheap(and cheaply made) that's it's not worth of any effort to repair a broken pins on them.

Today I thrown out 4 of those.